MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.56,-93.94 Latitude: 31.56 Longitude: -93.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 77 SFC 998 96 24.5 21.9 85 2.6 22.6 100 5 297.8 300.9 295.8 346.5 16.78 2 950 526 21.5 20.5 94 1.0 20.8 131 16 299.0 302.0 295.8 346.1 16.17 3 900 995 19.0 19.0 100 -0.0 19.0 171 24 301.1 303.9 295.9 346.8 15.57 4 850 1486 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 197 24 304.3 307.0 296.1 347.4 14.48 5 800 2003 14.7 12.6 87 2.1 13.3 207 27 306.8 309.0 294.7 341.5 11.53 6 750 2546 10.5 9.8 96 0.6 10.0 216 27 307.9 309.8 294.0 338.9 10.21 7 700 3120 8.4 6.9 91 1.5 7.5 219 24 311.8 313.5 294.2 339.5 8.98 8 650 3731 5.2 4.0 92 1.2 4.5 226 25 314.9 316.4 294.2 339.6 7.88 9 600 4379 -0.2 -2.6 84 2.4 -1.4 221 25 315.8 316.9 292.4 332.6 5.27 10 550 5069 -5.1 -7.3 85 2.2 -6.1 231 33 318.0 318.8 292.0 331.1 4.04 11 500 5812 -9.7 -11.6 85 2.0 -10.5 249 46 321.3 321.9 292.2 331.7 3.14 12 450 6619 -14.1 -20.1 61 6.0 -15.9 260 56 325.5 325.9 292.1 331.5 1.73 13 400 7505 -18.4 -23.3 65 4.9 -19.7 256 60 331.1 331.4 293.4 336.3 1.47 14 350 8489 -24.6 -28.4 71 3.8 -25.4 249 62 335.6 335.8 294.2 339.5 1.05 15 300 9594 -32.5 -37.3 62 4.8 -33.2 243 68 339.6 339.7 294.7 341.5 0.52 16 250 10851 -43.2 -47.5 63 4.2 -43.5 247 72 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.6 0.21 17 200 12314 -53.8 -62.7 33 8.9 -54.0 256 75 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.8 0.04 18 150 14109 -64.7 -78.4 13 13.7 -64.8 265 68 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16552 -72.0 -86.5 10 14.5 -72.1 254 26 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.38 m Freezing level: 602.17 mb = 4350.70 m = 14273.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.09 mb = 4217.36 m = 13836.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.09 mb = 424.68 m = 1393.28 ft T: 22.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 8.53 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 819.65 m = 2689.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.97 C Cross Totals Index: 26.64 C K Index: 42.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 513.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1105.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.13 mb = 690.74 m = 2266.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.13 mb = 2033.44 m = 6671.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.13 mb = 12083.95 m = 39645.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1098.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.13 mb = 15599.42 m = 51178.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.1 neg: -3.7 tot: 283.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 9.09 Bulk Shear: 121.63 m/s